The Illuminate Series: Implications of AI in Education

Catriona Moran

Head of School, South Saigon International School

Dr. Moran is an Irish national with over 35 years of experience in education and leadership, 30 years of which have been in international schools in Japan, Taiwan, and now Vietnam. She currently serves as Head of School at Saigon South International School, HCMC. Catriona holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of San Diego in the U.S.

Trained as an elementary teacher, Catriona has served as an elementary principal in two international schools and deputy head of a school in Asia for two decades. In 2013, she was named the “National Distinguished Principal of the Year” by the National Association of Elementary Principals and the U.S. State Department for her work at Taipei American School. She serves on the EARCOS Board of Directors, on the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) Board of Trustees, and as Chair of the Saigon International Network of Schools in HCMC.

Her areas of interest include school improvement, leadership, governance, staff professional development, assessment, program and policy development, and child protection and safeguarding.

Le Dinh Bao Quoc

Founder, Pro.Ed Education Solutions

Le Dinh Bao Quoc holds a Doctorate in Education and has been working in the field of ELT for more than 20 years with various roles in different contexts. He is the visionary behind Pro.Ed Education Solutions, a provider of a wide-range of cutting-edge educational solutions for schools and institutes in Vietnam and neighboring countries. Dr. Quoc is the author of the recently published book The Art and Science of ChatGPT in Education, in which he explores the exciting potential of ChatGPT in teaching, learning, and educational operations and policies. He is a passionate advocate for using EdTech to enhance teaching and learning outcomes. His research interests also include educational management, teacher professional development, and the impact of EdTech on education.

Michael Ngo

General Manager, ELSA Speak Vietnam

Michael Ngo is the General Manager at ELSA Speak Vietnam, a leading AI solution for English pronunciation with over 10 million downloads in Vietnam and 54 million worldwide. With more than 16 years of experience in technology and digital industries in Asia, Michael brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his role at ELSA Speak.

Le Nhan TAM

Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Vietnam

Dr. Le Nhan Tam is currently the Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Vietnam. Under this position, Tam leads a team of technology experts and business innovation experts to drive technology depth, revenue uplift and customer differentiation. He also leads the translation of the customer’s desired business outcomes into industry technical architecture. He manages a close technical business relationship with the customers’ CIO/CTO and service line technology leaders.

Tam has many years of experience in the IT field and has held various positions from researcher to expert of big tech companies. Before taking up his current position, Tam was the Chief Technology Officer, Lead Architect and Country Technical Manager of IBM in Vietnam. Prior to that, he was a Cloud Advisor; and Solution Architect for Information Management of Software Group, IBM in Vietnam.

Tam also experienced in different positions in big IT companies in Vietnam such as: VNPT Group; CMC Software Company; Department of Applied IT – Ministry of Information and Communication.

Dr. Tam holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from University of Rennes 1 and French National Research Institute for Computer Science & Automation (INRIA); and a Master’s degree in computer science from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Dr. Burkhard Schrage

Senior Lecturer, Senior Program Manager, MBA and Management Programs at The Business School, RMIT

Dr. Burkhard Schrage is a senior academic, business leader, and former investment banker. Born and raised in Germany, he studied and worked in France, the United States, Brazil, and Singapore before moving to Vietnam 10 years ago. His rich past and present industry experience influences his teaching and research, which focuses on strategic management, corporate governance, and the political economy.

Jason Samuel Sheets

Asia Legal Counsel, PTC

Jason is currently PTC’s Asia Legal Counsel, responsible for all legal matters arising in Asia.

– Proven track record of managing high-performing teams of lawyers and other legal professionals.

– Highly skilled in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating full range of commercial and corporate transactions.

– Demonstrated success delivering operational direction to legal teams through risk analysis, contract negotiation, litigation management and dispute resolution.

– Credible history of spearheading the day-to-day activities of the legal division, including corporate governance, litigation management, contract negotiations, and relevant business issues resolution.

Practice Areas include:

• Team Leadership and Development
• Litigation Managements and Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property
• Software Licensing and SaaS
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Regulatory Compliance
• Internal Investigations
• Corporate Governance